Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu

Nov 3 2001 N/A 1h 59m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.

Plot

An impossible tale. Taro, an old man who dies homeless in Tokyo has told Yosuke, a weak-willed out-of-work salaryman about a golden statue that he left years ago in a house by the sea in Noto. Yosuke goes and he's captivated by Saeko, a young women who lives in the house where Taro left the statue. She has a strange affliction: water builds up in her and she can only vent it by wicked acts, such as shoplifting, or, more powerfully, through orgasm. Yosuke obliges, the water gives him life, as well as the plants and fish it reaches. Saeko feels shame, and she has a past. Taro's ghost urges Yosuke to fulfill his desires, but can the relationship survive?

Written by

Yo Henmi, Shôhei Imamura, Daisuke Tengan

Directed by

Shôhei Imamura

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Imamura Productions, Nikkatsu Corporation

Languages

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,047
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA